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Triggering of the Alaskan Earthquake of March 28, 1964, and Major Aftershocks by Low Ocean Tide Loads

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BERG, E. Triggering of the Alaskan Earthquake of March 28, 1964, and Major Aftershocks by Low Ocean Tide Loads. Nature 210, 893–896 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/210893a0

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